The Labor enquirer., 1887-01-01

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have indepsd ddsucs or dependence -b'
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eot into va bsiors because the south
believed tic north s,thsr cculd not pr
would Ast light fths present. aristSc'
racy taks ! amilss ylsw of ths Labor
party u shsll hays 70 resort 70 c9ld
stssl 70 ssttlS tho controversy.
Our platlstm should declare that ws
enter the coaEOvss 1pWln, and that
ws proposs % ~ 4 k1ll6s = long u
Il u ujeful y thst sud; beyond. this,
platform declarations sls unnecessary.
Tho sovsrnmsnt could restrict tmtnop-
oly. remove manv Of the hardshlps Of
competition and aid and encourage CO.
operation id many ways now IL It saw
at to do 90, 30 oaone = politicians dad it
10 their intsrestto walk in the old ruts
they will Offer no improvements. y
The government can grant lands .
certain amount Of free transportation
and financial aidto co operative indu11
tries. ~ ~ Y \
The government could organise and
incorporate : co.opefativs centsrin each
and every stats ID the Udion and far-
nish the transportation ofpsysons, tools.
stock, and fhrnish the funds. land and
buildings to start body In each
state that could and would carry on
every industry saitsbfs 10 the climate
Of the state wherein instituted. with
power and inducements for each CO oper-
ative body 10 s1lsrge aud spread itsen-
terprise and, area until It took 10 all the
state. Its people and industries. And
sooner OF later tie government must do
this o. give placs to q body ofpecple who
will 4
This is the policy Of the Labor party.
and it makes no difference whether it
is called Socialism. State & ,ialism. Com.
munism or Anarchism, the policy is
quite we'll understood, and is enough
to call it the Labor policy. without at
taching any other came to it. 4
The free land schs hsmS of Henry George
is only part Of the same principle, We
may as we'll dehani for ourselves a
party and q name that will. as near as
represent us. and . platform
that will set forth just what we demand.
no more. no less. l should like to see
the Labor party 90 to the polls with
platform containing only one plank and
have it read about as follows:
We are In favor # Universal Cooper
alton in oil useful enterprises, and the
absolute equality Of all mankind 10 the
matters that make up the neceeseries,
and cnlture Of life. In short.
practical, economic equality. We are
not satisfied with simply equality before
the law; and We denounce protection"
rs monopoly. and free trade" as unlim-
tied competition, and We oppose all
parties that uphold either protection"
Or "free trade" as enemies Of co-opera-l
tlon and enemies of the ultimate good of
II
A platform loaded with details is al
most worthless. The details can best
come out in the arguments Of the cam
paign. 4 hope every writer in the labor
ranks will give his own sentiments to
The public in some definite form before
Il is time to call con INVENTION.
4 C.S. GRIFFIN.
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